Telegram-herald., 1887-11-27


ward of year ago the Common Coaneii
sppoiatsd = eitizsEs eonmlttss of thIr-
tssa to coagsr si.A the Board Of Public
works and rscommsnd so1s scheme fof
supplying ms crying want
AfieE a m0nlhs struggle With tho prob
Ian the combined comnistse dsel,led -
sniosn ne Hydsaulie Conpsny, walsh
vas tAsn laying slFss nllss week Of
drst -clsss 200 water mans On the m
supplied strssts q oar eily, and try 10
hexuiis ths citizens into voting them
fss hundred ih0asznd dollars 70 spend
l. aimiess sxpsrlmenfs beiors the salt
e0ald % hnally dseldsd sons eisIzsas
we're d-sgusisd and Othess simply aston
faasc. 1hs result va a ghaztiy taliars.
TIE voters Indignantly buried the pr0po-
sifion BY vOts ot tarss TO one. Ils cltY
was enaily bsAisn ia 10 sais the tax
pages saddls1 wiia iva or six thoas-
snd dollar BIZ q costs sad expenses aud
the 00ly honest s10rs made during the
past tsn years 10 glss Oar city pure water
% delayed aad hindered that The whole
OF the past season wss practically lOst,
~ shs crowded condition OF the water
pipe factories made il impossibls to OBJ
f--aa supply oilpipe "A time 10 lay It this
SEASON.
After this brilliant schisyemsnt our
dog IN -ths-mAngsr COMMITTEES retired for
amonth from the public gaze and in
dalxed IN deep and pious meditation.
They emerged with new and msgnih-
csnt idea--shoy woud hire al expert
a. expert from New York, another ex-
pert from PailAasiphia and another from
some other metropolis and they would
dazzle TIE eiy.lizsd world with sn opin-
Ion on The wassr question toat would be
Al opinion.
The experts csme-they consulted
they departed. Their reports were safely
protected from the rude gaze OF the vul-
gar in ths sacred pig>on-holss OF the
Board OF Pubic Works. Another month
OF pi0us meditation and heavy thought and
our modern Bunsbys announced that
they we're about 10 launch . parslyzsr-
the reports Of the three wise men from
ths East--ths three (c0ant 'em) 5 900
hydraulic experts. The chairman raised
his hands and said "HushI" the Board OF
Public Works raised their hands and
said Hush
The reports were given air and the pub
nc said: -Oh -r'Stupped OF al vsrbage,
a. superfiuoas matter they simply say
In jackson county there rises q stream
known as Grand River. To De sure II is
small at its souscs bat at Jackson i. is
materially enlarged and enriched By the
sewerage OF 10000 inhabitants aud q l,OOC
convics prison. Leslie and Mason also
contribute. At Lansing 10000 citizens
and tie state Reform School help out
Ionia With 1000 inhabitants sud another
large State prison runs IN sswersgs
which can De detected in ths dark for
twenty niles, and TIE fnsl flavor u i'm
parted few milss above Grand Rapids
who're the severe . Of q large tsnnery snd
State Soldiers 4oms with ia rapid,
growing cems:sry impart aseparats ant
distinct oder. which can never Be mis-
taken. What better water can De tounC
Cor fsrtilziug purpos as2
Coleridzs ssys ofths eatsr OF Cologne
n couutsf rro and sey-lty stenches
Al 4eA lslaeG s.pt kFetsl stlnks.
Aud thai was before Grand Rive
cached its present wealth q richness
The reports w:seiY say thss water cai
Be pumpcG into the MAINS and distrib
ufsd thlg azh The city. They also s<.
shas k riaY not be ts for domestic ia
but il iaId sorich lawns and put ou
nrss on N casa Il wss thought best 10
70 nss Il at al the city could invest som
money IN iron pipe that would, - Mr.
Toodies said. Be handy to have in ID
house.
But seriously, hSvs vs not hs
snough boys play with this imporssn
aussuong Is { aot tials for our Con
mon Couacil 10 20 At this matter Al sal
nest? The chairman Il the ThEtse
Commitfes talks vaguely about prsssur
On ne hiu. West SIDE supply, sto. b
What assurzace have We that the 2oar
Of Public Works coutsmpists bailding
stand pios or laying a rod Of additions
pipe on the hill or inst IN The future the
vii DO bsttsr By he Vest Side than toe
have done during ths last dfts.n yesrs
their management q the sstsr business
What DO shsy propose doing With q
mouey anyway When cisissns ara ssks
so mortgage their homes for sasrtsr
million dollars and another three-gas
s.rs of million call 70 follow, thsy hs-
aushs 10 know exactly where the none
IN ~ 50
A few months $40 crs ot the lsrge
~asar works nen IN the country made I
osFer thruuxh Hon. w. T. ForERs.
sHis cisy. - furnish an soundsncs e 90
uaiar - Gzsni Rapids for lsss than
PAYS for poor now. Plenty q our On
waaaay ciszsns stand rsaoT - ma
sueh a cousrscs sny dag. New al
ffsssn years ~ fsilurs 5y ne Basrd
Fabiss works 81 gre ~ szificient supT
~ god wsfar = i nst ticas aar tss Coz
uuon Council % ,psu rezrti stiaas y
private partiss either a. home or sls
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